Question

Answer the following questions in 50-70 words
2 Describe town planning of harappan cities.
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Answer 1

Answer:

The Harappan cities were generally divided into two main parts - the raised area; known as the ‘Citadel’, and the lower town.

• The Citadel was more in height because the buildings in it were built on mud brick platforms. This area was separated from the lower town by a wall. The Citadel had within its fold important buildings like the Great Bath, the assembly hall, the granary and the workshops. The lower town, on the other hand had residential dwellings.
• The main streets of the Harappan cities were built according to the grid pattern. They were built from north to south and from east to west.
• The houses built on the corners of streets were rounded in order to allow the passage of carts. The main road in the city of Mohenjo-daro was 10.5 meters wide and 800 meters long.
• The house drains relayed all the waste water to the drains built in streets.
• The streets were so designed as to cross the main road of the city at right angles, thus dividing the city into square or rectangular blocks.